The uniqueness of the Fitzgerald and the unknowns surrounding its demise may be part of why it’s so well-preserved in the memory of those who were here to experience it. Lynn has shadowy recollections ...
David “Cowboy” Weiss was a wild-hearted, cocky and freshly minted cadet from Traverse City’s new Great Lakes Maritime Academy ...
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50 years since the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

November 10th will mark 50 years since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. That night, the ship and all 29 crew members were lost to Lake Superior during a storm.
On Monday, Nov. 10, a new documentary will be premiering throughout Wisconsin. “50 Years Later: The Edmund Fitzgerald,” will ...
The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” takes a detailed look at that evening, telling the story of the ship, the 29 men who ...
Fifty years after the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, experts and historians are still debating what caused the ship ...
David James Carlson leads the Gordon Lightfoot Tribute Band. He knew the late singer-songwriter personally, and remembers ...
Retelling shipwreck stories help keep the memories of their victims alive. How the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, SS Carl D. Bradley ...
Only a few expeditions have made the journey down to the wreck, which is now designated a protected grave site. That leaves ...
The 16,000 square-foot museum is memorializing the Nov. 10, 1975, tragedy of the Fitzgerald with a weekend of events.